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lo me, on their sending boxes, or to those who prefer exchange 

 for any Sesia, except tipuliformis : perfect specimens wanted 

 lo replace old ones. — C. S. Gregson ; Rose Bank, Fletcher 

 Grove, Edge Lane, Liverpool, June 25, 1871. 



Macaria alteniata and Diphthera Orion at East Looe. — 

 I have taken one specimen of Macaria alternata and several 

 of Diphthera Orion this year. — Stephen Clogg ; East Looe, 

 July 12, 1871. 



Extracts from the Proceedings of the Entomological Society, 



July 3, 1871. 



Coleoptera collected in Lreland. — Mr. S. Stevens exhibited 

 a collection of Coleoptera formed by him during a recent 

 lour in Ireland. The most interesting species was Chla3nius 

 holosericeus, of which he had captured several examples at 

 Killaloe, near Lough Derg. 



[The complete list is published in the * Entomologist' for 

 August. — -Edward Newman?^ 



Emus hirtus in the New Forest, — Mr. Champion exhibited 

 Emus hirtus, recently captured by him, in cow-dung, in the 

 New Forest; being the only instance of its occurrence since 

 the late Mr. Alfred Haward found a specimen many years 

 since. He also exhibited two new British species of Hemip- 

 tera, viz., Corizus Abutilon and Drymus latus. 



Botys fuscalis, with a portion of the puparium still 

 attached. — Mr. Stainton exhibited (on behalf of its captor, 

 the Eev. R. P. Murray) an example of Botys fuscalis, from 

 the Isle of Man, to the head of which still adhered a portion 

 of the puparium. The antennae and haustellum were free, 

 but the case of the latter projected perpendicularly from the 

 under side of the head, simulating the rostrum of a Panorpa. 

 The insect must have been nearly blind, yet it was flying 

 briskly at the time of capture. 



Lnsect-enemies of Strawberries. — Mr. Dunning read a letter 

 he had received from the Kev. W. H. Wayne, of Much Wen- 

 lock, stating that both this year and last his ripe strawberries 

 were infested by a small Myriapod, which entered into the 

 interior ; there were often six or eight in one strawberry, and 

 they were often eaten without detection. Mr. Wayne also 



